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- From: nightsng@anarky.tch.org (Nightsong)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.tolkien
- Subject: Re: Q: 'Illustrated Encyc. of Middle Earth' available?
- Message-ID: <L2uqwB6w165w@anarky.tch.org>
- Date: Sat, 02 Jan 93 02:01:44 PST
- References: <carl-311292094012@mac7.gsfc.nasa.gov>
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- carl@class.gsfc.nasa.gov (Carl F. Hostetter) writes:
-
- > In article <1992Dec30.215504.18268@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>,
- > Michael.P.Colburn@dartmouth.edu (Michael P. Colburn) wrote:
- > >
- > > In article <1hsj0nINNiib@access.usask.ca>
- > > friesend@jester.usask.ca (Darryl Friesen) writes:
- > >
- > > > - The illustrations are very poor (in my opinion). Many of them seem
- > > > 'cheaply' done (ie. like you might find in a text book; black plus
- > > > one other color, little detail). Some of the pen and ink sketches
- > > > are better though.
- > >
- > > I sorta agree here, but for different reasons. The illustrators used
- > > several different mediums (lithograph, pen and ink, charcoal, etc) and
- > > each illustrator (there are 8) have their own styles (impressionist,
- > > realist, etc). IMHO, this detracts from the reader efforts to
- > > 'picture' Middle Earth as one world. The contrasting mediums and
- > > styles almost give one the impression there is more than one Middle
- > > Earth. I think the book would have been more effective had there only
- > > been one or two illustrators (like the illustrator (Robin Wood??) who
- > > did "The People of Pern". BTW, I don't agree that the illustrations
- > > were 'very poor' (true, some were very simplistic, but that doesn't
- > > necessarily make them bad)...IMHO, many were inappropriate for the
- > > reasons I stated above.
- > >
- >
- > Oh yeah? How about that absolutely HIDEOUS "portrait" of Tolkien?
- > An unidentifiably misshapen mass with eyes and ears. It is nae so
- > much a man, as a blancmange!
- >
- > |===================================================================|
- > | Carl F. Hostetter carl@class.gsfc.nasa.gov |
- > | |
- > | Ars longa, vita brevis. |
- > | The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne. |
- > | "I wish life was not so short," he thought. "Languages take |
- > | such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about." |
- > |===================================================================|
-
-
- It seemed alright to me. The portrait that is. I agree that some of the
- stuff did not seem to be done well enough. Such as `The Trees of the
- Valar' which would have looked a little better had they been a little
- more well-painted -- the entire atmosphere seems to be lacking in the
- mood, as the artist tried too hard to make it.
-
- Well, the `Eldamar', `The Golden Wood of Lothlo'rien', `The Hobbit Lands
- of Shire', `Princess Lu'thien', and `Elven Woman' seemed decent, although
- I think everything needs a slightly more fantasy-ish air to it, at least
- the ones of magical forests and such. Maybe I just like green :)
-
-
- -Nightsong
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